The School of Engineering at Swansea University has been involved at the forefront of aerospace technology for many years and is regarded as a leader internationally and in the UK in many aspects of it. It has a distinguished history of working with aerospace companies around the world.
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| Aerospace Engineering (with a year in industry) |
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| Aerospace Engineering with Propulsion |
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| High Performance Materials for Power and Aerospace Applications |
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| Structural Materials for Gas Turbines |
Further courses of interest to aerospace engineering students and researchers offered in the School of Engineering here at Swansea are:
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| Computational Mechanics |
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| Computational Modelling & Finite Elements |
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| Computer Modelling in Engineering |
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Our world leading technology has contributed to many exciting projects, including the aerodynamics for the current World Land Speed Record car, Thrust SSC, and the future BLOODHOUND SSC, the design of the double-decker super-jet Airbus A380. We also pride ourselves in the extensive collaborations with international companies such as BAE SYTEMS, ROLLS ROYCE, EADS and AIRBUS. We provide an excellent research and teaching environment with international recognition for the advancement, dissemination and exploitation of knowledge in engineering and related disciplines.
We have a proven track record in research and in teaching, scoring consistently high in independently established comparisons.
At Swansea, world-class aerospace research drives excellent teaching within a cutting edge learning environment with state of the art teaching facilities, preparing students for the design, analysis, testing and flight of the full range of aeronautical vehicles including, propeller-driven and jet-powered planes, helicopters and gliders.
Students in aerospace engineering are usually motivated by an interest in aeronautics. They are innovative, possess analytical minds, are determined, can work independently, have a mechanical aptitude, have team spirit and curiosity.
Our vision is:
- To further develop our successful, integrated educational structure that provides flexibility for students to pursue aerospace engineering within the multi-disciplinary framework of the School.
- To drive the content of the courses by intellectual rigour and curiosity in aerospace engineering, informed by our research and by the requirements of employers.
- To achieve quality standards set by rigorous external peer review involving professional bodies and quality assurance agencies.
And yes, it is Rocket Science!
Swansea carries out the mission critical aerodynamics for the new Bloodhound project the objective of which is to design, build and race a car at 1000 mph or more. The car will be powered by a Eurojet EJ200 jet engine and a High Test Peroxide fuelled Falcon rocket.
Further details can be found here.
